DENR reinstates agreement with Ilocos Sur mining company
For more than a year, Isla Verde’s dredging operated amid complaints from fisherfolk and coastal residents who stressed that their sources of income and safety were affected.
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For more than a year, Isla Verde’s dredging operated amid complaints from fisherfolk and coastal residents who stressed that their sources of income and safety were affected.
“They said that it’s for flood mitigation, but why are they dredging the offshore area and not the shallow part of the Banaoang River instead? The ships are scaring the fish away. What’s worse, some of the island’s coast has already eroded."
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